City of Many Days — Shulamith Hareven

City of Many Days traces the interwoven lives of many residents of Jerusalem in the years of the British mandate, the decades that formed its modern character. Hareven, through her unique polyphonic writing, creates characters who are instantly empathetic, intriguing, and credible - in a few lines, we know them. Homebodies and prostitutes, Arabs and Jews, patriots and recluses, military men and country cooks, rebels and informers, and many more make up an unforgettable mosaic of the shimmering city, Jerusalem.